OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

Bioplastics – are they the answer?

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

From last week’s blog post, we discussed how bio based plastics do indeed save energy during the production of the polymers, and produce fewer greenhouse gasses during the process.  Yet right off the bat, it could be argued that carbon footprints may be an irrelevant measurement,  because it has been established that plants grow more …

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Synthetic fibers and our oceans

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

First we heard about the world’s biggest garbage dump – made up of the detritus of our time: plastic bottles, plastic bags, DVD cases  – floating in our ocean. About 44 percent of all seabirds eat plastic, apparently by mistake, sometimes with fatal effects. And many marine species are affected by plastic garbage—animals are known to …

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